24th
January
2007
Stressful maintenance
The evolution from simple mechanical devices to “intelligent” appliances has a side effect; technical stress. When the toaster was a stick with a piece of bread riding on one end, the only risk was from fire. Now, when our toaster ovens with a set of programmable grill heights and a choice of glow levels can burn the crust, or the centre or a random combination, we’re in a whole new zone.
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